Histochemical detection of quinone reductase activity in situ using LY 83583 reduction and oxidation

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2156-2164

  Murphy, Timothy H ^a   So, Austin P ^a   Vincent, Steve R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

LY 83583; Quinone reductase; Redox activation

Indexed keywords

6 ANILINO 5,8 QUINOLINEQUINONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GLIA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031969963     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70052156.x     Document Type: Article

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